Running Head: EXTERNAL ANALYSIS OF APPLE‚ INC. APPLE‚ INC. External Analysis of Apple‚ Inc. Aaron Nance‚ Jeanette Odetola‚ Zuaibar Rashid‚ and Rachel Rozo Strategic Management MGMT 4340 FALL 2012 Dr. Uche Nwaubeze University of Houston‚ Victoria TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY……………………………………………………………….. 3 2. COMPANY HISTORY…………………………………………………………………... 2.1 Background…………………………………………………………………………. 2.2 Purpose of this study ……………………………………………………………… 3. EXTERNAL ANALYSIS ………………………………………………………………
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External and Internal Factors on Apple Inc. October 27‚ 2008 External and Internal Factors on Apple Inc. As with any company‚ a solid foundation is essential for success. Companies need to have a system in place to help management plan ahead should there be a "bump" in the road. A good example of a company that is built on a solid foundation is Apple. Companies have developed and implemented their own management concepts to keep them one step ahead of the competition. There are basically four management
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Internal and External Factors MGT230 December 9‚ 2012 Prof. Maggie Ellison-Lohkemper Internal and External Factors Introduction……………….. Innovation Innovation is an internal factor of business that has served as the cornerstone for Apple’s success as a technology giant. “Arguably one of the most innovative technology companies to emerge in the last three decades‚” Apple has masterfully applied the four functions of management to their business strategy (Finkle and Mallin‚ 2011‚ p. 63). The
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Introduction Of Apple Inc. Apple Inc. is globally renowned as one of the leading companies‚ especially for its specialization in the personal computers and consumer electronics industry. The company is most well-known for the iPod‚ a digital music player and Macintosh‚ a personal computer released in 1984. Co-founded by Steve Jobs in 1976‚ the company was named under Apple Computers Inc. and its initial product Apple IIe gained relative popularity and success. The release of the Macintosh revolutionized
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Analysis of Apple Inc. Name: Course: Institution: Date: Planning is the activity of preparing a scheme‚ program‚ or method that is worked out beforehand for the accomplishment of some set objectives. There are different types of planning which include strategic‚ tactical‚ operational and contingency planning. Apple Inc. is one of the most successful and recognizable companies in the world. It was founded by the renown and celebrated Steve Jobs. It is an American
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HISTORY:- Apple Inc.‚ formerly Apple Computer‚ Inc.‚ is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Cupertino‚ California[2] that designs‚ develops‚ and sells consumer electronics‚ computer software and personal computers. Its best-known hardware products are the Mac line of computers‚ the iPod music player‚ the iPhone smartphone‚ and the iPad tablet computer. Its consumer software includes the OS X and iOS operating systems‚ the iTunes media browser‚ the Safari web browser‚ and the iLife and iWork creativity
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Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation Company that was co - founder by three people at the year of 1976‚ April 1 by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. Apple Inc. is known for it product such as "The iPhone series‚ The I-Pad series and The MacBook Series". Apple first product was the ’Apple 1 personal computer kit’ that was hand-built by Steve Wozniak and first showcase to the public at the Homebrew Computer Club (Is an computer hobbyist users ’ group in which computer hobbyist
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I. Introduction. This external analysis of Apple Corporation uses an amalgam of Porter’s Five Forces‚ complementors‚ and elements of a PEST analysis to examine the threat levels in Apple’s market environment. Even though the analytical scheme is an amalgam of the various models‚ certain items are broken out for special attention below. First‚ in order to obtain an appreciation of that macroenvironment‚ an overview of Apple is offered. Apple is really involved in two businesses: the computer market
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1. Introduction 6 2. Analysis of the PC segment 7 2.1 Introduction 7 2.2 PESTEL Analysis 8 2.2.1 Political 8 2.2.2 Economic 8 2.2.3 Social 8 2.2.4 Technological 8 2.2.5 Environmental 9 2.2.6 Legal 9 2.2.7 Identification of drivers 9 2.3 5 Porter’s forces 10 2.3.1 Rivalry among competing firms 10 2.3.2 Bargaining power of suppliers 10 2.3.3 Bargaining power of customers 10 2.3.4 Threat of new entrants 10 2.3.5 Threat of Substitutes 10 2.4 Strategic group mapping 12 2.5 Competitive
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was big. Apple was the most successful initial public offering after Ford Motor Company in 1980. Apple also was the fast company that hit the Fortune 500 in the history. However‚ Apple nearly goes into bankruptcy by the middle of 1990s due to the fierce external competition from the IBM and the Microsoft and the internal rapidly growth. In order to stay afloat‚ apple focused on innovated their personal industry line. This helps Apple became successful ever after. Nowadays‚ the Apple Company involved
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